Videos and motion pictures.

23 February, 2008

wow.. the past few weeks was challenging.. heavy workload and I get more video requests.. But I have to say no.. I can feel the pain of saying it but I have no choice. But I managed to get one video done. This is Intan's montage. Intan is my friend from a 3 week course. She discovered that I make videos during past time and she asked me if I can make a wedding montage for her.

He said further discussions would be held with the US company on the matter.

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Jamaludin, who is here for the World Economic Forum (WEF), said the country's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was now a community of almost 2,000 companies and more than 40,00 knowledge workers.

He said the community was not confined to Cyberjaya, the country's information and communications technology (ICT) hub, but also extended to other locations provided for under the MSC's area of coverage.

Jamaludin said Malaysia would host the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in Kuala Lumpur from May 18 to 22.

He said Malaysia would take the opportunity to promote the WCIT at this year's WEF here as it would be the first Southeast Asian country to host the event.

The WCIT, which has been touted as the "Olympics of ICT", is expected to attract more than 2,500 delegates from more than 80 countries.

It is the flagship event of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (Witsa), a consortium of 173 international ICT organisations whose members account for more than 90 percent of the global ICT market.

Jamaludin said innovation, the theme at this year's WEF, had always been advocated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who wanted the country to progress further in the next 50 years just as it has done so in the last 50 years.

He said the Prime Minister had always stressed that Malaysia could not always depend on the success factors that had brought progress in the last 50 years.

Jamaludin said Malaysia could not always rely on the export of primary commodities in the future.

Future exports would have to be more innovative and backed by research and development, he said.

The Prime Minister, he added, had also stressed on the development of biotechnology and that Malaysia could not afford to be left behind in this field.

Jamaludin said the pursuit of knowledge among the young in Malaysia was an important item in the nation's development agenda, adding that the young in the country now had the benefit of a knowledge-based idol in Malaysia's first astronaut, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.

13 January, 2008

Everyone must help search for five-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.

“We must help the police find this little girl before anything untoward happens.

“We cannot waste any time, we must find this child. Not only to save her life, but also to send a clear message to the perpetrators – don’t think that in this country, you can do whatever crime or violent act you like,” she told a press conference here yesterday.

Organising the search: Musa (left) gesturing as he makes a point during the press conference as Shahrizat and Lim look on in Petaling Jaya Thursday.

She called on local leaders and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to start a search for Sharlinie as soon as possible.

“From what we’ve learned from Nurin’s case, we cannot waste even a minute. Every minute counts,” she said.

Eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin went missing in August last year and her body was found in a sports bag a month later.

Shahrizat urged parents to be more responsible for their children.

“We must take care of our family members, especially the little children. We have to be the ones responsible in making sure that our own families are safe.

“Maybe we feel it’s all right that an area is safe but from what I can see, no area is safe. We have to always be careful,” she said.

Asked if there was a possibility of action being taken against Sharlinie’s parents, she replied: “The normal procedure is that the Welfare Department will come in immediately to see if there was negligence or not.

“But it is too early for me to say now whether there is a case or not.

“They will start an investigation. If there is a case, then we will have to make a decision,” she said.

01 January, 2008

Its 2008! and its time to makeover my workstation (I call it Playground) / (SOHO - Small Office Home Office ) in my room!.. to get motivated. haha.. I bought a new desk so that I can easily read/write my ideas.. I can also put my laptop there so that I can do multitasking.. Another thing that I bought is a new chair .. the color matches the wall Harmony isn't it?

25 December, 2007

09 December, 2007

y Friend, Razif and I went to the PC Fair 2007, at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (CONVEX for short). it was the last of a three day fair. you can see how stuffy the CONVEX was.. I got bought my self a new laptop skin and a laptop bagpack..

08 December, 2007

Actually my friend and business partner, Catzer and I were meeting each other to update our self on our progress and I was teaching her how to use photoshop at Starbucks.. then we went to the TM Cage Futsal in Shah Alam. There were no boby playing futsal. Maybe we were too late. But there was a fair.. alot of people were there .. enjoy the video that I have compile here :)

23 November, 2007

I was one of the committee member of an event held in Awana Hotel , Porto Malai, Langkawi Island. Here are some photos I would like to share.. the weather was great, we were able to find the time to shop around the island, and visit its main attraction. Other than sighseeing, is work work work! enjoy the video

I was just trying out a new online video maker www.animoto.com its great.. it automatically edit the video from a series of photos for you .. there's 2 type of videos that U can make. You can either make a 30 seconds video (which is free) and a full lenght video for a small fee. For my first video, I use my photos on EINIC 2007, a Final Year Project among Universities in Malaysia. I was one of the presenters.

11 November, 2007

Hi.. just came back from a 3 week course.. (PETRONAS Induction Program for New Executive - "PIPE" for short..)

One of the PIPE activities is a community service. This time, the PIPE participants went to the Orphanage in Sungai Buaya (Rumah Penyayang Sungai Buaya). This video was to encourage the kids on achieving their dreams and taught them that anything is possible in life.

29 September, 2007

I've got an email today by some local marketerbuzzing the news about paypal. They say that we can now withdraw money from our paypal account. So I do a search on google see if I can find some resources..and here's one of them:

Hi everyone, I’m Vivian Hsiang, and I work on PayPal’s international products. I’m excited to tell you that PayPal is continuing to expand our presence around the globe. As you may remember, we recently announced PayPal’s expansion into 190 markets worldwide. We also added the ability to view PayPal.com in four languages including English, Spanish, French and simplified Chinese – allowing PayPal customers to shop online safely and easily in the language they prefer. New today, PayPal now offers account balance withdrawals to Visa-branded credit, debit, or prepaid cards in 26 international markets. This feature greatly improves the utility of PayPal accounts in these markets and is accomplished through an easy 3-step process.

This new feature is particularly valuable to PayPal account holders in markets where customers could use PayPal to send money, but had limited ways to receive or withdraw funds. A good example is Brazil. In the past, customers in Brazil could only withdraw funds via a paper check. Now, Brazilian account holders can withdraw money in a secure environment and have their funds available for online and offline purchases using their preferred Visa card.

It is also exciting for our Italian customers where local PostePay cards are widely used. The new withdrawal method gives them the freedom to easily move funds from their PayPal accounts to the payment cards they prefer to use online or offline.

Today’s news offers great opportunities for PayPal to become even more relevant to merchants in many of our international markets. We are constantly evaluating new functionality around the globe, so stay tuned and visit our PayPal Offerings Worldwide page for updates.

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The Acer TravelMate 6291 has a very sleek black, solid exterior that is worthy of its business notebook status. Its compact design also makes it easier on business users who need a notebook for their travels.

Weighing 1.8kg, the TravelMate is no heavier than most other portable notebooks and is light enough to be carried about.

As far as mobility is concerned, the TravelMate certainly lives up to its name as a lightweight notebook.

On the inside, the TravelMate has a modestly sized 12.1in LCD but thankfully it comes in a 16:9 widescreen format. This means there is enough screen real estate for the average business user to work around with.

There are three USB ports available on the laptop, though a fourth would have been a nice addition. A nice touch to the design is the inclusion of markers on the top of the notebook to indicate the location of the ports.

Keys, buttons and touchpads

Another highlight of the TravelMate's design is the inclusion of a full size keyboard, which makes typing comfortable. While the keys are not entirely soft – they do make a bit of noise when you type continuously – they do give you solid tactile feedback.

We also like how the keys around the keyboard are arranged in an orderly, easy-to-reach fashion – like how the screen brightness and volume control are tied in with the arrow keys for easy reach. This is especially useful if you want to make a quick adjustment to the volume or brightness.

The touchpad also feels really responsive – while it doesn't feature any fancy shortcuts tied to the corners of the touchpad, it has a useful navigation button that is good for up, down and side scrolling.

At the very right end of the keyboard are some helpful shortcut buttons that give allow to turn on the Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities and access to your web browser and e-mail client.

For work and play

The TravelMate is powered by an Intel Centrino Duo T5500 (1.66GHz) processor. As far as our real-world tests show, the TravelMate is certainly a dependable notebook for multitasking.

To test the TravelMate's performance, we ran a wordprocesser, surfed the Web, played music and watched some videos simultaneously and the notebook performed without any hitches.

Speaking of performance, we tested the TravelMate's battery stamina by playing a movie and some music in the background while surfing the Internet.

We found that the TravelMate was able to last up to three hours with all the applications and WiFi running in the background, certainly more than enough to get some work done while on the go.

The TravelMate isn't all about work though, as it is no slouch when it comes to delivering entertainment.

The little 12in screen makes up in quality where it lacks in size, displaying crystal clear, brightly coloured pictures and videos.

However, while everything looks and plays good, the sole thing that holds the TravelMate back from being a good multimedia notebook is its sound quality. There's simply no distinction between mid-range, bass or treble, resulting in rather "muddy" sounding audio.

Additionally, the TravelMate comes with a built-in Acer Crystal Eye webcam and microphone. These certainly come in handy if you need to make a video-conference call while you are away from home.

And the other stuff

On top of being a feature-packed notebook, the TravelMate comes with some useful preinstalled applications.

At the very core of Acer's list of helpful notebook applications is the collection of widgets (small applications) that help users manage their notebook functions.

Most of the widgets act as shortcuts that provide you quick access to important notebook stuff like selection of wireless networks, power setting adjustments and the toggling of screen resolution for presentations or normal viewing.

Safe and secure

For the paranoid users among us, the TravelMate comes preinstalled with some handy security and backup applications.

The notebook comes with Acer's eDataSecurity Management, an application that allows users to encrypt their documents, files or entire folders with just a right-click of the mouse.

Encrypting and decrypting documents is a simple process that merely involves setting up a password to protect your files – certainly useful if you want to keep your important documents away from prying eyes or make it more difficult for unwanted users to access them even if you have lost your laptop.

Other useful widgets include the eRecovery Management tool that creates a backup image of your system that will sit on your hard disk for easy recovery in the event of a system crash.

Conclusion

The Acer TravelMate 6291 is a dependable notebook that can meet the needs of most mobile users. Its weight of 1.8kg makes it easy to carry around and to top it off, it comes with plenty of helpful preinstalled applications.

The TravelMate is also a capable entertainer, playing movies, music and games while being a serious work machine. However, its built-in speakers are disappointing so it would be wise to invest in a good pair or headphones or portable speakers.

Aside from that, the TravelMate has all the makings of a solid travelling companion for those long journeys away from home.

06 September, 2007

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was named one of the nine winners of the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture which was held on 4 September 2007. UTP clinched the award for its ultra-modern structure that was rich in subtle traditional textile designs.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and His Highness the Aga Khan, presented the award at the PETRONAS Philharmonic Hall. Y.Bhg. Datuk Ainon Marziah Wahi, Chairman of UTP Board of Directors received the award on behalf of UTP.The award honours architectural excellence in Muslim-dominated societies. A total of 343 structures were nominated and, of these, 27 were short-listed before the final nine were selected.

The other eight winners are: The Samir Kassir Square in Beirut, the rehabilitation work on the city of Shibam WadiHadhramaut in Yemen, the Central Market project in Burkina Faso, the restoration of the Amiriya Complex in Yemen, the Moulmein Rise Residential Tower in Singapore, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the rehabilitation of the Walled City of Nicosia in Cyprus and the School in Rudrapur project in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Online Scam

31 August, 2007

28 August, 2007

The first teaser trailer for Toei’s upcoming theatrical film MASKED RIDER THE NEXT (Kamen Raidaa Za Nekusuto, 2007) has been released on the film’s official website. The new film is a direct sequel to MASKED RIDER THE FIRST (Kamen Raidaa Za Faasuto, 2005), featuring the return of Masked Riders 1 and 2, and the introduction of Masked Rider V3.

Just as MASKED RIDER THE FIRST was a loose re-telling of both Shotaro Ishinomori’s original manga and Toei’s MASKED RIDER (Kamen Raidaa, 1971) TV series, MASKED RIDER THE NEXT is set to re-tell the story behind Toei’s MASKED RIDER V3 (Kamen Raidaa Buisurii, 1973) TV series.

2 years after the events of MASKED RIDER THE FIRST, rumours are spreading of vicious murders, which are always accompanied by the song of a young pop idol named Chiharu. After Chiharu disappears, her older brother Shiro Kazami goes in search for her, and inevitably finds himself in the hands of the organization “Shocker”. It is here, where a new generation of Riders are being created, that Shiro Kazami is transformed into Masked Rider V3.

MASKED RIDER THE NEXT is set to open at theatres in Japan from October 27th 2007.

Meanwhile, MASKED RIDER THE FIRST was recently released on DVD in North America by Media Blasters.

13 August, 2007

YouTube has launched a new online video editing tool called YouTube Remixer. If you've got a cheap digital camera, you're pretty much ready to upload home movies to YouTube. But if Final Cut or even Windows Movie Maker aren't your cup of tea, YouTube's new features let you do all the basics online.

YouTube Remixer lets you add text, graphics, or audio to your videos. You can also create transitions between scenes in your video.The feature looks a lot like Photobucket's "Remix" feature, which shouldn't be surprising since they share more than a name. Both are powered by Adobe Premiere Express. If you need a serious editing tool, look elsewhere (and don't really expect to find any satisfactory online solution), but for a quick nip and tuck, YouTube Remixer is a nice addition to the online video site.

12 July, 2007

A lot of people asks me what software d I use for developing montage videos. the answer is sony vegas. It used to be sonic foundry vegas but sony bought the software thus the name changed. The followings is a blog post by Eugenia about the requirements for installing the software. I hope this info will be helpful.

Don’t believe Sony’s own “minimum requirements” lists. These are sub-minimum in reality. While other NLEs are able to work with DV or HDV requiring fewer resources (e.g. iMovie is one of them), Vegas is a beast (although it is not as demanding as Premiere/AfterEffects). Here’s what you need to work without headaches:

For miniDV (720x480i, Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 ):

- Any CPU released after 2003.- 1 GB RAM minimum (1.5 GBs will be optimal).- 120+ GB IDE NTFS-formatted hard drive (don’t forget to delete your temp/storage files after rendering the final).- Windows XP. Their version 8 software doesn’t work perfectly on Vista yet.- Any DirectX 9+ 64MB+ graphics card.- A 1440x900 LCD monitor or above (1280x1024 will be pushing it to fit the UI).- In the Settings/Video preference panel, make sure the “dynamic RAM” is set to 256 MBs.

For HDV (1440x1080i, Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum):

- Any CoreDuo or higher CPU (basically, any CPU developed on 2006 onwards that was not a Celeron-class). My own 3 Ghz P4-Hyperthreaded CPU from March 2005 is pushing its limits with HDV on Vegas.- 2 GB RAM minimum (3 GBs will be optimal).- Two SATA NTFS-formatted hard drives. The system 120+ GB drive will hold the “temp” files, while all other work, rendering and archiving should be done on the second, 500 GB SATA disk.- Windows XP Pro. Their version 8 software doesn’t work perfectly on Vista yet.- Any DirectX 9+ 128MB+ graphics card.- A 1680x1050 LCD monitor.- In the Settings/Video preference panel, make sure the “dynamic RAM” is set to 512 MBs.- A PCI/PCI-express sound card (meaning, not on-board AC-97 crap).

For full HD (1920x1080p, Sony Vegas 7):

- The highest-end CPU(s) you can find in the market.- 4 GB RAM.- Two SATA NTFS-formatted hard drives. The system 250 GB drive will hold the “temp” files, while all other work, rendering and archiving should be done one the second, 500 GB SATA disk.- Windows XP Pro. Their version 8 software doesn’t work perfectly on Vista yet.- Any DirectX 9+ 128MB+ graphics card.- A 1680x1050 LCD monitor or above.- In the Settings/Video preference panel, make sure the “dynamic RAM” is set to 768 MBs.- A good PCI/PCI-express sound card.

08 July, 2007

It was a very interesting journey.There were ups and down, U now, the usual stuff. I've also created a few montages however it contains Confidential data Which I cannot show to the public on Youtube or Google Video.... :'(

Life have been interesting lately.. good and bad things happens.. my digital camera was broken, yelled by my manager, the usual stuff.. but I also got a few good stuff coming lately.. more customers, got a new montage to do, etc2..

I am currently editing my current website, which is www.makeoverdesign.com here's the current design..

I am designing a new layout for this website,.hope to get it done as soon as possible as I have more things to do...

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30 March, 2007

The new Kamen Rider Den-O 2007! Henshin! The hero is a bit shy and weak characters.. when he Henshin(Transform), The creature ( a.k.a the Imagin) will give the hero super powers.. below are the Imagins.. Funny and interesting Characters!

You can watch the Kamen Rider Den-O Series (with Subtitles) at Youtube .. :)

28 March, 2007

A quick update for today. I have spent a whole day in PAsir Gudang to visit the FPSO Kikeh. FPSO stands for "Floating Production, Storage and Offloading", a common term for those who are in the Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Industry.

The Kikeh FPSO

I am not familiar with the whole thing as my background is Information Syayems :) That is why I came to Pasir Gudang to see what is exactly an FPSO as to familiarize my self with it. More on FPSO in this link. ** Click here**

Here are a few pics that I manage to snap during the trip :

The Kikeh FPSO close up

On the FPSO Kikeh it self!

me! I think I look weird at that time, and I hate the Goggles, makes my head feel dizzy!

Okay, thats all about the trip. I got a few graphic design orders this week. I'd better get going! See U in the next post!

27 March, 2007

Hai, I was in Kota Tinggi last weekend, attending my Cousin's Wedding. The wedding was in FEL I did not take much pictures as me and my family have rush back to Subang Jaya that day. so here's the pics :

This is where the wedding (akad Nikah) was held.

We arrived early that morning.. Everything wasnt ready yet but the food. So me and my family got the chance to eat before anyone else (the guests).

I am not available tomorrow, I'm going to Pasir Gudang (Johor again!) for work.. I'll update if I have time..